ICAR’s AI-Powered Agromet Advisory

Source: News on Air

Context: ICRISAT and ICAR have launched an AI-powered, context-specific Agromet Advisory Service for climate-resilient agriculture.

About ICAR’s AI-Powered Agromet Advisory:

• What it is? It is a real-time, personalised climate advisory system developed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to assist smallholder farmers in making informed agricultural decisions amid rising climate risks.

• It is a real-time, personalised climate advisory system developed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to assist smallholder farmers in making informed agricultural decisions amid rising climate risks.

• Developed by: Jointly launched by ICRISAT and ICAR, with support from the Government of India’s Monsoon Mission-III and partners like IMD, IITM, and CGIAR’s AI4CRA.

• Objective: To provide real-time, hyper-local, and personalised weather and climate advisories to smallholder farmers for adaptive decision-making.

• Pilot Implementation: The project is being piloted in Maharashtra through ICAR’s Agro-Meteorological Field Units (AMFUs) before scaling nationwide and internationally.

• Key Features:

• AI & ML-based dynamic models for crop-weather analytics. AI-powered WhatsApp bot for easy delivery in regional languages. Personalised insights based on crop cycle, soil, location, and socio-economic profile. Real-time integration of IMD data and satellite observations. Multi-channel dissemination including IVRS, mobile apps, and village resource centres.

• AI & ML-based dynamic models for crop-weather analytics.

• AI-powered WhatsApp bot for easy delivery in regional languages.

• Personalised insights based on crop cycle, soil, location, and socio-economic profile.

• Real-time integration of IMD data and satellite observations.

• Multi-channel dissemination including IVRS, mobile apps, and village resource centres.

• Significance:

• Enhances climate resilience of over 120 million small and marginal farmers. Boosts productivity by reducing climate-related uncertainties. Bridges last-mile delivery gap in agri-tech advisory.

• Enhances climate resilience of over 120 million small and marginal farmers.

• Boosts productivity by reducing climate-related uncertainties.

• Bridges last-mile delivery gap in agri-tech advisory.